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Titan by Stephen Baxter- why land in 3 vehicles?
In Titan by Stephen Baxter, a heavily modified space shuttle with two capsules in its cargo bay lands on Titan, but the two capsules detach and land separately before the shuttle re-enters.
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Novel about a ship with a neutron star at one end to counteract acceleration, gets stuck in acceleration mode
I read this novel 30 years ago, so it's at least that old, but probably decently older.
I can remember only details, but I remember an older couple (a woman, who was captain of a ship, I believe), ...
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Dangerous Planet
A while back I read a soft cover book, I have looked around and found similar titles but not it exactly. The first part is about a colony on a dangerous planet covered in forest. The second part in ...
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Can someone help me figure out the name of a sci-fi book about space travel at the speed of light? [duplicate]
I read this book when I was much younger and can't remember the name of it but I remember it's one of the best books I've ever read.
It starts with this young girl that bumps into an older lady, the ...
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